SECRET INVASION #5 (of 8)

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Sketch Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN

Embrace change. With these two words the Skrull Empire declares their intentions to the entire Marvel Universe.  
Embrace change. With these two words thousands and thousands of comic fans who have declared Secret Invasion the comic book blockbuster of the summer brace themselves for the shocking changes that are about to happen to their favorite characters and institutions. Embrace change, True Believer, because change is coming!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

SECRET INVASION: INHUMANS #1 (of 4)

Written by JOE POKASKI
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by STEPHAN SEIJIC

Spinning directly out of Secret Invasion – the hunt for Black Bolt begins! You learned that he was replaced by the Skrulls in New Avengers: Illuminati, now it’s time to find out if the Inhumans’ former king is dead or alive! How will the loss of their leader tear apart the Royal Family? Can the mighty monarch recover from this personal blow – that is, if he’s even still living? And how far will Medusa, Crystal, Triton, Karnak and Gorgon go to find their disposed king? Writer Joe Pokaski (TV’s Heroes) and artist Tom Raney (Annihilation: Conquest) unite for an adventure that not only expands the events of this year’s biggest story, but will lead to huge events in 2009!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: THOR #1 (of 3)

Written by MATT FRACTION
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

The Skrulls are coming for Asgard, and they’ve got the gods in their sights! But it’s not just the pantheon who stand to suffer the repercussions of the aliens’ secret invasion -- the citizens of small-town Broxton, Oklahoma are about to become collateral damage in the attack…and the God of Thunder must defend two cites at once! For a job this big, Thor will have to turn to one of his oldest and closest allies…Beta Ray Bill!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

 

SECRET INVASION: X-MEN #1 (of 4)

Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by CARY NORD
Cover by TERRY DODSON

It’s aliens vs. mutants as the Skrull Invasion hits the West Coast!  X-Scribe Mike Carey and super-hot artist Cary Nord (ULTIMATE HUMAN) bring you a story that will shock X-Fans and have everyone talking for years to come.  The Skrulls don’t expect the X-Men when they hit San Francisco, but don’t think they don’t have something very special prepared for Cyclops and his army when they find them at their new home.  STARRING: ALL THE X-MEN.  YUP.  ALL OF THEM.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SECRET INVASION: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #1 (of 3)

Written by Brian Reed
Penciled by MARCO SANTUCCI
Cover by Mike McKone

New York is full of Skrulls and Spider-Man... where the heck is Spider-Man, anyway? Now, thanks to Brian Reed (MS. MARVEL) and exciting newcomer Marco Santucci, Jackpot and the rest of the cast of Brand New Day must pick up Spidey’s slack and go toe-to-toe with Super-Skrulls-- including one that might just be Spidey himself!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

 

SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS #3 (of 3)

Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Penciled by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN

The rip-roaring teen mini-series comes to a killer climax!  The teams are split up, but can they come together and stop the
Invasion?  Can Hulkling become the Messiah he has been prophesized to be?  Is Xavin lost forever? 
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

 

 

SECRET INVASION: FRONT LINE #2 (of 5)

Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by GG STUDIOS’ MARCO CASTIELLO
Cover by JUAN DOE

New York has fallen to the Skrulls, and humanity is struggling to survive. Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Marco Castiello (P’N’P) bring you the Skrull Invasion through the eyes of the man on the street in the Marvel Universe. 
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL 1985 #4 (of 6)

Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS

“SMALL-TOWN MUTIE”
The villains are here—in our world—and no one can stop them! No cop, no army, no government stands a chance when the Red Skull leads Marvel’s greatest menaces into an all-out war against a world with no heroes! Young comic-book fan Toby has a plan. But does he have the will to carry it out? Find out in a story with huge repercussions in the Marvel Universe of today…and tomorrow!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

TRUE BELIEVERS #2 (of 5)
Written by CARY BATES
Pencils & Cover by PAUL GULACY
“DADDY ISSUES”   Can it be true?  Reed Richards pulled over for recklessly driving the Fantasticar and charged with a DUI?  That’s what the TRUE BELIEVERS claim in their latest blog—and they've posted the arrest report, police cam footage and a degrading mug-shot to prove it!  We learn more about the background of Mavis Trent (a.k.a. PAYBACK) when she discovers she not only has an incensed Fantastic Four to deal with, but her own demons as well—specifically, the one that appears to be the spirit of her dead father!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE LAST DEFENDERS #6 (of 6)
Written by JOE CASEY
Pencils & Cover by JIM MUNIZ
This is it -- the moment you've been waiting for!  After all the false starts and missed opportunities... finally, the Last Defenders are revealed!  Together, they share a destiny that can affect the course of all existence -- that is, if Kyle Richmond can manage to assemble them!  But there is no price too great to pay to get this team together!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SKRULLS VS. POWER PACK #2 (of 4)

Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by CORY HAMSCHER
Cover by GURIHIRU

Slimy SKRULLS have been impersonating Marvel's premiere all-kids super team and committing crimes around the galaxy! But POWER PACK, FRANKLIN RICHARDS and SMARTSHIP FRIDAY have a plan to flush out the copycats! How? By committing crimes all around the universe and becoming intergalactic gangstas! (You see, this is what happens when you let a ten-year-old come up with the plan...)
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

 

 

FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SUMMER SMACKDOWN!

Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Pencils & Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS

In this corner: wearing blue trunks and weighing in at 63 pounds -- the Baxter Building's Baby Boy -- FRANKLIN "SON OF A GENIUS" RICHARDS! And in this corner: wearing tight spandex and weighing in at a whopping 500 pounds -- Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew -- BENJAMIN "THE THING" GRIMM!  It's the showdown of the century! And if Franklin survives the first round, he has four more challengers waiting in the wings ready to take his title!  LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT #2 (of 5)

Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN
Penciled by DAVID LAFUENTE
Cover by STUART IMMONEN

Iron Man’s one-woman Initiative team for Alaska finds herself in WAY over her head.  Patsy Walker, Hellcat, is thrust into a world of magic, witches, rally-cars and demons of all shapes and sizes, and all she thought she was going to do was rough up a few lumber-thieves.  Do not miss this mini-series, by soon-to-be stars KATHRYN IMMONEN (MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS) and DAVID LAFUENTE that will be talked about for years to come.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99